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Do You Really Know Your Bubbles?

Champagne, Champagne I love those little bubbles Champagne, Champagne Though they get me into trouble Lord, how I wish it would rain Champagne, Champagne, Champagne ~Dada Who doesn’t love Champagne? The sound the cork makes as it pops. The tiny bubbles as they rise up your glass. What’s not to love? Tickle Your Nose Bubbles…

Exhilarating Fun for Children 21 and Over

Celebrating 100 years of cultivating grapes, Michael David Winery is exhilarating family fun for Children Of Ages 21 and over! Experience the heart-pounding thrill that comes from watching amazing viticulture, majestic vines, and amazing vintners in a spectacular live event that will mesmerize the senses and create memories to be shared for generations to come. Explore a…

Exploring the Wine Glass; August 17, 2016

Fàilte! Welcome to the next installment of Exploring the Wine Glass. Mike and I are big proponents of you should drink what you like and you are the only one who can taste like you. We advocate the fact that everyone experiences the wine differently, so in these posts we do not discuss our tasting notes.  Instead we include basic information…

Fresno; More Than Just a Raisin in the Sun

Alright, I wouldn’t exactly call them hills, but there definitely is more than raisins in Fresno.  The Sun-Maid girl trademark was inspired by a real person–Lorraine Collett Petersen, who lived in the Fresno, California area where the company began its operations. Life then was simpler, less hectic—and red sunbonnets were the fashion of the day. …

Exploring the Wine Glass; August 3, 2016

Fàilte! Welcome to the next installment of Exploring the Wine Glass. Mike and I are big proponents of you should drink what you like and you are the only one who can taste like you. We advocate the fact that everyone experiences the wine differently, so in these posts we do not discuss our tasting notes.  Instead we include basic information…

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Have A Tractor Trailer? Get in the Bottling Business

AP vs Custom Crush Dracaena Wines is part of an AP [alternating proprietorship]. What this means is that we don’t have our own physical building. Instead, two or more wineries share (alternate) use of part of a bonded winery’s facility. Both the host winery and the individual wineries using the facility are actual bonded wineries….